Weird White Sweater to Sweater Vest

 Hello Readers. I honestly have no idea where I got this cropped sweater. Maybe from my daughter. It was soft and fuzzy but the fit was wild. I decided it would make a fun sweater vest. Let me show you how I did it.

Before and after.

The sweater was obviously supposed to be cropped and it was meant for someone with longer arms. That's not me but let's look past that. This could be a really fun cropped sweater vest. 

The first thing I did was cut off the sleeves. I saved them for a later project. 

I knew from trying on the sweater that it was too big in the chest so I cut the sweater a little on each side. (About 2 inches on each side.) Cut a sweater? I know that sounds crazy but it can be done. I pinned the front and back together so it would lay flat and not shift around while I was cutting it. I want each side to be the same size so if the sweater isn't cut evenly, it would not work out well when I tried to wear it. 

 

 Those pins also mark where I wanted my armholes to be. I marked that when I tried the sweater on too. I tried to be accurate but sweaters can stretch and adjust to fit. This sweater was very stretchy, that will make it easier to get a comfortable fit.

 I knew I needed to sew new side seams quick because sweaters will unravel. I went straight to my serger. I re-folded the sweater with the front and back facing each other. I sewed my new side seams on the lower half of each side of the sweater. I left the arm holes open for my arms. I used the serger all the way around the arm openings to keep the whole sweater in one piece. 

 

I broke a needle? How? It is a soft sweater! Ugh, I changed the needles out and got back to work.
 

I turned the edge of the arm openings in and used a needle and thread to tack them down and hid the serger stitches. They would hols the sweater yarn together but they were not very pretty. That's OK. I hid them. No one will see them now. 

 

I love this fuzzy little sweater vest. It is fun and looks great now that the super long sleeves are gone. The fuzzy texture and soft knit makes this very comfortable and cozy. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.